If It Takes A Bloodbath

If You're Explaining, You're Losing.

People Do Not Make Wars; Governments Do.

The People's Instincts Are Still Right. You See Them Come To The Rescue Of Someone-a Child Who Falls Down A Well-hundreds Of People Rush To Help, And Labor And Equipment Are Volunteered Without Any Thought Of Who's Going To Pay For It. This Is A Basic Feeling In Americans. They Don't Stand Back In Such A Circumstance And Ask What The Government's Going To Do About It.

America Was Founded By People Who Believe That God Was Their Rock Of Safety. I Recognize We Must Be Cautious In Claiming That God Is On Our Side, But I Think It's All Right To Keep Asking If We're On His Side.

My Fellow Americans, I Must Speak To You Tonight About A Mounting Danger In Central America That Threatens The Security Of The United States. This Danger Will Not Go Away It Will Grow Worse, Much Worse, If We Fail To Take Action Now.